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Missioner Gives Report
On Castro's Influence
Aurora, 111. — (NC) — A fresh
viewpoint on the way Cuba’s Pre
mier Fidel Castro exercises among
Latin Americans was disclosed
here by a priest-educator who
spent the last five years in the
Dominican Republic.
Father Joseph M. Blanch, M.S.C.,
36, spoke particularly of the Cas
tro influence apparent in the Do
minican Republic, but indicated
the influence has spread among
other Latin Americans.
“There are two very strong and
very contrary feelings,” Father
Blanch said. “Simply, there are
those who are against him and
those who are sympathetic. I think
age has something to say. The
young people are very sympathet
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ic toward Castro; the others, those
over 30 are against him.”
The Sacred Heart missionary
said the sympathy for Castro is
not identified with communism.
“These sympathetic attitudes do
not take into account Castro’s point
of view, whether he is a commu
nist or not, but are spontaneous
reactions to what he is doing or
claims to be doing.
“CASTRO is awakening in the
people a desire for social reform.
They think he is doing something
for the Cubans; that he has done
something to reform the econom
ic structure of Cuba and is work
ing for the poor class,” the Span
ish-born missioner said.
On the other hand, Father
Blanch continued, the people
“think of Americans more as cap
italists who want to take advan
tage of the natural resources of
the Dominican Republic.”
He said their information about
the United States is meager. The
Voice of America radio program
comes on the air late at night and
seldom is heard by many of the
people, while little information
about the U.S. appears in the
Spanish-language magazines and
newspapers.
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Named General
Of Franciscans
Rome — (NC) — A native of
New Jersey has been elected the
104th minister general of the
Third Order Regular Franciscans.
Father Louis J. Secondo, T.O.R.,
was chosen to lead the 1,500-mem
ber community during the general
chapter of the order held in
Rome’s monastery of SS. Cosmas
and Damian.
The new general was born in
Jersey City, July 15, 1915, to Ital
ian immigrant parents. He joined
the order in 1937 and made his
first profession two years later.
After philosophy and theology
studies at the Catholic University
of America in Washington, D.C.,
he did graduate studies at Cath
olic University and at the Pontifi
cal University of St. Thomas in
Rome.
He has held posts as novice mas
ter, as prior at the monastery of
St. Bernadine of Siena in Hollidays
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In 1953 hp became definitor
general of the order, was procura
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Brotherhood of Christian Unity
Interdenominational
Community Started
Wien, Mo. — (NC) — An inter
denominational monastic communi
ty devoted to prayer and work for
the reunion of Christianity has
been launched here by a Catholic
priest and an Anglican priest.
Known as the Brotherhood of
Christian Unity, the new com
munity is “adamantly opposed in
principle to any sort of doctrinal
or disciplinary compromise,” ac
cording to a spokesman.
“Each member of the community
pledges himself to become the best
possible representative of his own
Christian tradition.”
FOUNDERS OF the new group
are Father Joseph W. Starmann, a
priest of the Catholic diocese of
Jefferson City, Mo., and Father
Robert P. Bollman, a priest of the
Episcopal diocese of Missouri.
For the past year the two men
have been living at St. Mary’s
Monastery in this tiny hamlet in
north-central Missouri. The monas
tery buildings were relinquished
by Franciscans in 1916. Father
Starmann has also been designated
pastor of St. Mary’s parish.
Ordained in 1963, Father Star
mann served for a year as a curate
at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Jeffer
son City. Father Bollman is a for
mer chaplain at Buffalo University
and former curate of St. Philip’s
church, Buffalo.
THE PROJECT HAS the support
of Catholic Bishop Joseph M. Marl
ing, C.PP.S., of Jefferson City and
Episcopal Bishop George L. Cadi
gan of Missouri.
Membership in the community«
open to members of any Christy
denomination.
“We hope eventually to hare
Orthodox, Lutherans, Reformed,
and free churchmen,” a statemej
said. “Membership is open to laity
as well as to clergy.
“MEMBERSHIP IN no way co®.
promises any Brother’s loyalty and j
obedience to his own church. Thj
constitution guarantees withoet
qualification the legitimate cat*
onical authority of the proper ee
clesiastical superiors of all tin
brethren.”
The plan for the internal cm
duct of the community calls fa
members of the same denominate
to join together in the worship
proper to their church, separately
from other community members.
However, all members of die
community will join in a regular
cycle of common prayer for Chria
tian unity. The prayer, in English,
is centered on a modified form d
the traditional monastic office.
PROFESSED MEMBERS are to
wear the traditional Benedictine
habit. The rule places great empto:
sis on the evangelical counsels cl
charity and poverty as well as 01
prayer and study.
The Brotherhood of Christian
Unity is presently seeking candi
dates and support, both spiritual
and financial. The community
hopes eventually to sustain itself
by operating a printshop and book
bindery, equipment for which wai I
donated by Bishop Marling.
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